Sport

Taye and Aregawi break world 5km records in Barcelona

Ethiopia’s Ejegayehu Taye and Berihu Aregawi broke the world’s 5km records* at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona on Friday (31), clocking 14:19 and 12:49 respectively. Taye, 21, had set an Ethiopian 3000m record of 8:19.52 earlier this year and was the second-fastest woman in the world over 5000m this season, but tonight in Barcelona

January 1, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Aberhot Library to become among the top-ten libraries in Africa

Ultra-Modern liberary to be open in Addis One of its kind state of the art liberary to be inaugurated tomorrow. The library is located in Addis Ababa, around 4 kilo. The budget allocated for the library is 1.15 billion birr, covering some 19,000 square meters. The four-story building measures up to 1.5 km in height,

December 31, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Ethiopian Diaspora to Open Dialysis Unit at Menelik II Referal Hospital

An Ethiopian diaspora from Atlanta, Georgia, is going to open a state of the art dialysis unit at Menelik II Referral Hospital. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made a call to the Ethiopian diaspora to come home for the upcoming Ethiopian Christmas and Epiphany holidays. Among the diaspora who responded to the call, Tigist Abebe, Chief

December 31, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

Ministry of Health signed an agreement to employ fresh graduates

The Ministry of Health has signed a project agreement with state and city health bureaus to employ new graduates. The Minister of Health, Dr. Leah Tadesse, said the project is a significant step forward in the health sector to employ new graduate doctors. The project will be implemented from the current year and will last

December 31, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia Airlines to start flying to Lalibela on Monday 

The Airlines announces daily flights to Lalibela starting next Monday. According to him, passengers wishing to travel to the city can make an appointment using the airline app. It is a recent memory that the TPLF  group looted and destroyed the Lalibela airport.  

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

Ethiopians citizens can now suggest the nomination commissioners of the National Consultative Commission

Ethiopians citizens can now suggest the nomination commissioners of the National Consultative Commission • Call 0111300340 or 9988 • Fax No. 0111233007 • By email dialoguecommission@gmail.com • At info@hopr.gov.et  The House of Peoples’ Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has announced that it will be able to provide information to the House

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

An additional budget of 122 billion birr has been prepared

An additional budget of 122 billion birr has been prepared An additional 122 billion birr budget prepared by the Ministry of Finance has been submitted to the Council of Ministers. The additional budget is said to be used for national security, humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation of war and conflict victims, and other necessary government functions. The

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

Members of the National Consultative Commission will be independent of any political party

House of Peoples’ Representatives Legal, Justice and Democracy Affairs Standing Committee Chairperson Ms. Etsegenet made a statement regarding the proclamation of the National Consultative Commission, which was approved by a majority of the House of Peoples’ Representatives yesterday. Eleven members of the commission said in a statement that they would be elected by the people

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Business

Four Ethiopian women among 100 most influential Africans in 2021

Mimi Alemayehou Spearheading Twitter’s thrust in AfricaEntrepreneurs After cutting her teeth in the US administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Mimi Alemayehou, an Ethiopia-born, Kenya-raised American development finance expert, is now making waves in the global private sector.In June, Alemayehou – who served as Executive Vice-President of the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Eminent Ethiopian deaths of 2021: From ‘Ethiopia’s Elvis’ to notable journalist

MUSICIAN Alemayehu Eshete, 80 Known as the Ethiopian Elvis, Alemayehu became an iconic figure on Ethiopia’s jazz scene from the 1960s and performed right up until his last years. The 1960s, an era of revolutionary art,  gave not only Alemayehu but many artists the liberty to express themselves, society, and the intervention of new ideas.

December 30, 2021 • By Addis Insight